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| Bomb hits Athens stock exchange | Bomb hits Athens stock exchange |
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| A bomb has exploded outside the Athens stock exchange, slightly injuring a female passer-by and damaging the building, police say. | A bomb has exploded outside the Athens stock exchange, slightly injuring a female passer-by and damaging the building, police say. |
| The bomb - which set fire to several cars - was hidden in a stolen van. | The bomb - which set fire to several cars - was hidden in a stolen van. |
| Another bomb went off outside a government building in Thessaloniki, causing minor damage and no injuries. | Another bomb went off outside a government building in Thessaloniki, causing minor damage and no injuries. |
| The blasts may be the work of a Greek extremists' group, Revolutionary Struggle, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens. | The blasts may be the work of a Greek extremists' group, Revolutionary Struggle, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens. |
| Earlier this year the group claimed responsibility for two bombs aimed at the American Citibank group. | Earlier this year the group claimed responsibility for two bombs aimed at the American Citibank group. |
| Flying glass | Flying glass |
| A warning of the Athens explosion was telephoned to a local newspaper, enabling police to seal off the area in the west of Athens before the bomb went off. | A warning of the Athens explosion was telephoned to a local newspaper, enabling police to seal off the area in the west of Athens before the bomb went off. |
| Several cars were set on fire by the explosion | Several cars were set on fire by the explosion |
| The windows at the bourse were blown out, and a neighbouring car dealership was damaged along with nearby trees and parked cars. | The windows at the bourse were blown out, and a neighbouring car dealership was damaged along with nearby trees and parked cars. |
| One passing woman was slightly injured by flying glass, but there were no injuries inside the building and the stock exchange opened as normal. | One passing woman was slightly injured by flying glass, but there were no injuries inside the building and the stock exchange opened as normal. |
| "We know for the moment that there is damage to a number of staff workstations and desks, but the core operations are up and running," a bourse spokesman told AFP. | "We know for the moment that there is damage to a number of staff workstations and desks, but the core operations are up and running," a bourse spokesman told AFP. |
| The bomb in Thessaloniki caused minor damage around the ministry responsible for Greece's two northern provinces of Macedonia and Thrace. | The bomb in Thessaloniki caused minor damage around the ministry responsible for Greece's two northern provinces of Macedonia and Thrace. |
| In a letter to a satirical newspaper, Revolutionary Struggle had promised more attacks against economic targets. | In a letter to a satirical newspaper, Revolutionary Struggle had promised more attacks against economic targets. |
| It said: "We need to rid ourselves for good of all the scum of economic and political power so that humanity can free itself from these criminals." | It said: "We need to rid ourselves for good of all the scum of economic and political power so that humanity can free itself from these criminals." |
| Greece has been dogged by unrest since police shot a teenager dead last December. | Greece has been dogged by unrest since police shot a teenager dead last December. |
| The death sparked the country's worst riots in decades, leading to clashes between police and protesters in the weeks that followed. | The death sparked the country's worst riots in decades, leading to clashes between police and protesters in the weeks that followed. |